September 19, 2002
From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:News from other parts of the A. of E.
After an initially bitter reaction to being described as part of the "Axis of Evil", North Korea has begun behaving like an aspiring former member of the club.
A few days ago Kim Jong-Il acknowledged that North Korea had kidnapped Japanese citizens and held them for decades to help train spies. He also offered an apology. It's an appalling story:
"I'd been waiting to hear some good news but what we got was the extremely disappointing news of my daughter's death," said Shigeru Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was kidnapped in 1977 when she was only 13.
They also agreed to nuclear weapons inspections and to a moratorium on ballistic missile tests, albeit not conceding all the terms requested by the U.S. administration.
There may not be an "axis" between the three identified members, but "evil" seems apt. One has to notice the recent positive developments from the two we are not preparing to attack.
Quelle simplisme indeed.
Posted by Mindles H. Dreck at September 19, 2002 6:28 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links